Comics/graphic Nov
ETOILE: THE WORLD OF PRINCESSES & HEROINES BY MACOTO TAKAHASHI
Gentle and dignified princesses with sparkly eyes bring you into Macoto's art world.
BOYS WEEKEND
Written by Lubchansky, Mattie
From the award-winning cartoonist and editor at The Nib, a hilarious trans-"final girl" horror graphic novel about a bachelor party gone very, very wrong."A witty, tender romp through the cosmic horror of being alive." --Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties
ARCHY AND MEHITABEL
Written by Marquis, Don
archy and mehitabel is a collection of humorous verses by Don Marquis, originally published from 1916 onwards in Marquis's newspaper columns 'The Sun Dial' in the New York Evening Sun and 'The Lantern' in the New York Herald Tribune and first published in book form in 1927.
BLAB! VOLUME 1
Written by Beauchamp, Monte
BLAB!--the Harvey Award-winning anthology of cutting-edge comics, art, and culture--has returned to its comics roots with a stellar lineup of contributors. Noah Van Sciver depicts the tragic demise of Crime Does Not Pay editor Robert Wood. Ryan Heshka recounts the rise and fall of Superman creators Siegel and Shuster.
MINGUS
Written by Massaruto, Flavio
"I play what I am. I play Mingus." This comics biography tells the troubled life, the battles against racism, the brilliant music of a master who has left an indelible mark on the jazz scene, and beyond.
MARVEL COMICS IN THE 1970S: THE WORLD INSIDE YOUR HEAD
Written by Borenstein, Eliot
Marvel Comics in the 1970s explores a forgotten chapter in the story of the rise of comics as an art form. Bridging Marvel's dizzying innovations and the birth of the underground comics scene in the 1960s and the rise of the prestige graphic novel and postmodern superheroics in the 1980s, Eliot Borenstein reveals a generation of comic book writers whose work at Marvel in th
RIVER IMP AND THE STINKY JEWEL AND OTHER TALES: MONSTER COMICS FROM EDO JAPAN
"An annotated translation of five monster-themed kusazåoshi from the late Edo period (1603-1867). Kusazåoshi is a genre of popular fiction that combines text and illustration on each page, much like present-day manga; the books were published in the city of Edo beginning in the eighteenth century and continuing into the late nineteenth.
ARMED WITH MADNESS: THE SURREAL LEONORA CARRINGTON
Written by Talbot, Mary M
A new perspective on the 1930s Paris art scene from a neglected artist, feminist icon, and influential surrealist
FRIDA KAHLO: HER LIFE, HER WORK, HER HOME
Written by de la Mora, Francisco
Endorsed by the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City, this graphic novel explores the public and private faces of iconic artist Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo, remembered as one of the most inspiring personalities of the 20th century, was a woman of two intertwined parts: she was both a charismatic and empowered artist exploring themes of resistance, authenticity, cruelty, and suffering, and a m
BLACK & WHITE: THE RISE AND FALL OF BOBBY FISCHER
Written by Voloj, Julian
A graphic novel biography following the life of Bobby Fischer, from chess wunderkind and national hero to his eventual spiral into madness and infamy The life of Bobby Fischer (1943-2008) had many unexpected moves--from his solitary childhood to his stratospheric accomplishments in the world of competitive chess, and eventually, his decent into mental illness and disgrace.